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A recent study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, found that Malaysia has the highest per capita microplastic consumption amongst 109 countries. Malaysia is also among the top ten countries that inhales the most microplastic particles each day. How are these invisible pollutants entering our lives, and what can be done to stop it from continuing to happen? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Dr K. Sudesh Kumar, Professor of Applied Microbiology at USM’s School of Biological Sciences.

USM is now ranked first in Asia as a result and in SDG16, USM holds the top global ranking.

An e-hailing driver and his friend were today charged with the murder of a businessman, whose body was found inside a luggage bag in a ravine in Hulu Langat.

The project aims to ensure equal inclusion and participation in space exploration, science, and technology to achieve the fourth SDG.

Ooi Ivan, who has been suffering from autism since he was two, never expected that he will be named the recipient of the USM Gold Award.

The transaction is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022.

A USM lecturer was sentenced to three years in prison and fined RM807,475 for abusing his position by approving his younger brother's company to supply various goods to the university.

"I get out of the car clad in my convocation robe because I panicked as it was already 9 am. Yet, my parents and I were still stranded in the unusual traffic jam at the Penang Bridge."

This mirrors Germany's ambivalence to becoming a sanctuary for wealth in a culture that cherishes privacy.

The violence has compounded the problems in northern states, which are typically poorer than those in the south.

Lee was awarded the honorary degree for bringing glory to the country as a three-time Olympic silver medallist.

LADA is expecting the arrival of about 400,000 tourists over a period of three and a half months with the reopening of the resort island under the travel bubble programme.

The latest positive case involved a patient's companion at USM Hospital, causing the management to tighten the permission policy.

Usman Aliyu, a teacher at the school, said the gunmen took more than 80 students, most of them girls.

Experts caution that harvesting of the honey must be carried out in a sustainable manner to maintain bee populations.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.